Research Article

Effects of High-Energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability, Quality of Life, and Ultrasonographic Changes in Patients with Calcified Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Table 1

Interventional groups.

ESWT+RPT groupRPT group

(I) Stretching exercises
Shoulder external rotation stretch
Cross-body posterior stretch
Stretch for anterior aspect of the shoulder
Shoulder flexion stretch
(II) Strengthening exercises
Chair press
Restricted scapular retraction
Restricted scapular protraction
Shoulder abduction “scaption” (0°-90°) with theraband
Shoulder scapular extension with theraband
(III) Shockwave therapy
(I) Stretching exercises
Shoulder external rotation stretch
Cross-body posterior stretch
Stretch for anterior aspect of the shoulder
Shoulder flexion stretch
(II) Strengthening exercises
Chair press
Restricted scapular retraction
Restricted scapular protraction
Shoulder abduction “scaption” (0°-90°) with theraband
Shoulder scapular extension with theraband

ESWT±RPT: extracorporeal shockwave therapy and routine physiotherapy group; RPT: routine physiotherapy group.